Wayne (aka, Carolina Snake Handling Dude) and Bee, I wouldn't dream of trying to re-count the switchers between TC and TC - you've pretty much settled that argument once and for all with your fine work on the map (which has been with me each of the last two years on Whitney, by the way). It's all the other SBs I've wondered about - the total count over the 11 miles between the Portal and the summit.
The idea is to to be click-happy between the Portal to Trail Camp, and between Trail Crest and the summit - then add your 97 to come up with a (subjective) grand total. 250? 300? 400? I've wondered for a while - that trail has more SBs than any I've ever hiked over a similar distance.
